Race and Ethnic Studies
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Off-Campus Studies can help Race and Ethnic Studies students …
- Develop a comparative understanding of race and ethnic issues
- Grapple with questions of cultural difference
- Gain competence in a foreign language
How does a semester or year of OCS help students in Race and Ethnic Studies prepare for graduate school or various career opportunities?
- Race and Ethnic Studies students often complete fieldwork and courses in areas underrepresented in Whitman’s curriculum while they are studying off-campus. This helps them to develop more robust interdisciplinary approaches and, sometimes, geographic area-specific expertise.
- The majority of Race and Ethnic Studies majors study in programs that require or offer foreign language study, so they also develop language skills useful for advanced research.